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ediblearrangement t1_jbw3ez6 wrote

Well thankfully the next Winter Olympics is in a place that actually has real snow. It clearly affected her skiing along with a bunch of other world class skiers. Just sad that it had to be in the event that most of the world tunes in for bringing out the neckbeards and their sage opinions (not a knock on world cups, but obviously not as watched as the Olympics)

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dbx999 t1_jbvqbct wrote

That’s certainly about the most cynical and twisted way to interpret a rather wholesome philanthropic gesture.

Greg Louganis earned a great spot in athletic history. His gold medals are a symbol of those achievements. Gifting those are significant and something he absolutely never had to do. He could have held on to the medals. But he found a way to bring greater value to his fellow humans by using them so that resources can be allocated toward a good cause to help others.

So in assessing this whole process, I really think that you have to be demented to take the perspective that this is something to belittle in the way you do.

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